We went out for lunch at a place called Coco, great food and a very tasty peach iced tea. Gayla and I went to the Grand Mosque after that. That afternoon I had to pick up my suit I had made, so Scott, Reagan and I went back into the souq and took care of that business.
Outside the Grand Mosque:
Inside the main worship hall. The alcove in the far end of the hall is in the direction of Mecca so that's the way the worshipers face.
I would have loved to see more of the mosque but we had a rather talkative imam guiding us around and we didn't move as quickly as we could have, but I did learn something about Islam. Now off to the souq again!
Here's Reagan getting some street roasted peanuts:
Here I am at a busy intersection in the Manama Souq:
Here's the Manama skyline after dark:
After the souq we put on our Arab robes and had some fun. Gayla was a sport and put on her abaya(sp?) too. These things are rather comfortable so we kept them on for a while and played pool
Even Alex got in on the fun:
That's all for tonight, stay tuned!
Outside the Grand Mosque:
Inside the main worship hall. The alcove in the far end of the hall is in the direction of Mecca so that's the way the worshipers face.
I would have loved to see more of the mosque but we had a rather talkative imam guiding us around and we didn't move as quickly as we could have, but I did learn something about Islam. Now off to the souq again!
Here's Reagan getting some street roasted peanuts:
Here I am at a busy intersection in the Manama Souq:
Here's the Manama skyline after dark:
After the souq we put on our Arab robes and had some fun. Gayla was a sport and put on her abaya(sp?) too. These things are rather comfortable so we kept them on for a while and played pool
Even Alex got in on the fun:
That's all for tonight, stay tuned!
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